Rochester Christian University Theatre Company presents The Yellow Boat, a play written by David Saar and directed by Robert Arbaugh, MFA.
The Yellow Boat is based on the true story of David and Sonja Saar’s son, Benjamin, who was born with congenital hemophilia and died in 1987 at the age of 8 of AIDS-related complications. A uniquely gifted visual artist, Benjamin’s buoyant imagination transformed his physical and emotional pain into a blaze of colors and shapes in his fanciful drawings and paintings. Though it touches on and sensitively explores the serious issues of death and dying, this play is about living. It is about the power of imagination and art to transform our lives and make them full of color and hope.
Performances of The Yellow Boat will be September 19 – 21 at 7:30 p.m. and September 22 at 2:30 p.m. All performances will take place on the campus of Rochester Christian University at 800 W. Avon Road, Rochester Hills, MI 48307, in the RAC Theater. Tickets are $5 for students and $18 for adults, with discounts available for seniors and veterans. Tickets can be purchased online or at the box office an hour before each performance. To purchase tickets online and find more info, visit www.RCU.edu/rcu-theatre-music/. If you have questions e-mail theatre@rochesteru.edu. This production is recommended for ages 10 and up, produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois.
ABOUT ROCHESTER CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
Rochester Christian University in Rochester Hills, Michigan, is an accredited liberal arts educational institution that prepares students for professional and personal success as they serve in God’s world. Founded in 1959, the university offers 29 bachelor’s degree majors and three master’s degrees.
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